Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium.

Despite Richie Mo'unga opting to see out his contract in Japan, All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson remains hopeful that he ...

Japan will become the first qualifier to join co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico at the 2026 World Cup if it beats ...

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The 30-year-old has played over 50 times for New Zealand but he put his international career on hold by signing a three-year deal in Japan. Mo’unga moved to Asia following the 2023 Rugby World Cup ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Eddie Jones of Australia, center, poses for photographers with Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) Chairman ...

The Japan Rugby Football Union is challenging a decision by Asia Rugby to temporarily suspend JRFU executive director Kensuke Iwabuchi over a possible Code of Conduct breach in an unprecedented ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Japan Rugby Football Union is challenging a decision by Asia Rugby to temporarily suspend JRFU executive director Kensuke Iwabuchi over a possible Code of Conduct ...

with RugbyPass reporting that the former Scotland international will join ex-Glasgow and Wallabies boss David Rennie at Japan Rugby League One outfit Kobelco Kobe Steelers. The former Bath ...

and Japan’s stunning upset over South Africa in 2015, often referred to as the “Miracle of Brighton.” The 2023 Rugby World Cup, hosted by France, showcased the sport’s growing global reach ...

Japan’s rugby union said it was seeking answers on Tuesday after its chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi was suspended by Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of conduct breach.